Rodeo’s best heading to Dodge
DODGE CITY, Kan. – As one of the biggest rodeos in North America – and the biggest one during its week of competition – Dodge City Roundup Rodeo has a history of attracting hundreds of cowboys and cowgirls to southwest Kansas. The number of entries for the 2020 edition of Kansas’ grandest rodeo is extraordinary. […]
Dodge City relies on Frontier
DODGE CITY, Kan. – In just his second year as the primary livestock producer at the Dodge City Roundup Rodeo, Frontier Rodeo frontman Heath Stewart has much to live up to this summer. A year ago, Roundup fans saw amazing scores all week long, thanks in large part to Stewart and other stock contractors who […]
Storied bronc part of Roundup lore
DODGE CITY, Kan. – Frontier Rodeo’s Medicine Woman first made herself well known in rodeo a decade ago, when the big mare was named the top saddle bronc at the 2010 National Finals Rodeo. Since then, she’s been recognized as one of the best bucking horses in the game, and many of her highlight-reel performances […]
Jestes excited to return to Dodge
DODGE CITY, Kan. – Because of an injury he suffered at the 2018 National Finals Rodeo, Nathan Jestes missed a lot of rodeos last year. He wasn’t about to miss Dodge City Roundup Rodeo. Jestes – recognized as one of the top bullfighters in ProRodeo – suffered a severely torn hamstring in the first round […]
Big acts part of 2020 Roundup
DODGE CITY, Kan. – Deep down, Justin Rumford is a cowboy, and rodeo has been part of his life since the day he was born. Through his years handling various duties for his family’s stock contracting firm to his time spent on the rodeo trail, his comedic nature has shined a spotlight on the game […]
Community to celebrate local rodeo
GUYMON, Okla. – The Guymon Pioneer Days Rodeo is now on the fast track and racing toward its revised dates for 2020. After postponing its annual May event because of the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic, the rodeo’s schedule is now set, with four performances planned for 7:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 21; 2 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday, […]
Weatherford leans on Carr crew
WEATHERFORD, Texas – Rick Wilson is quite proud of the Parker County Sheriff’s Posse Frontier Days and PRCA Rodeo. He should be. As the posse’s chairman, he understands the work that it takes to organize an event of such magnitude. He also knows how important it is to have a quality stock contractor to help […]
Weatherford is ready for rodeo
WEATHERFORD, Texas – Parker County is situated deep in Texas rodeo country, with cowboys and cowgirls stretched across its 910 square miles. There are world champions and day workers, all unified in a common belief about the game they love. It’s one of the reasons why so many people are interested in the Parker County […]
Virus slowed, didn’t stop Roundup
DODGE CITY, Kan. – Dr. R.C. Trotter has been on the front lines of the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic. He’s tested hundreds of people over the past few months. He has one thing to say to people interested escaping the “new normal” that has come to life since the virus took its hold on the world: […]
Rodeo the remedy for Crossett
CROSSETT, Ark. – This small city in southern Arkansas of nearly 5,000 folks needed a shot in the arm. Eight months ago, Georgia Pacific decided to shut down its plant in Crossett. As the town’s largest employer, it was a body blow to the community. As if that weren’t enough, the world was hammered by […]
Crossett counts on Carr livestock
CROSSETT, Ark. – Rodeo fans in southern Arkansas have grown accustomed to seeing some great animal athletes at the Crossett Riding Club PRCA Rodeo. It’s an annual occurrence, thanks to Pete Carr Pro Rodeo, one of the premier livestock producers in professional rodeo. The Carr outfit features hundreds of the top bucking horses and bulls […]
Brunner earns weekend two-step
Tanner Brunner has had just a taste of the National Finals Rodeo over the previous two seasons. Though things in Las Vegas didn’t go as he had hoped or expected – he has placed three times out of 20 rounds and earned $28,629 – he has a distinct hunger to return. Truth is, he’s earned […]
OPINION: A new day will dawn in ProRodeo
The sun has set on a rough day in rodeo. While still feeling euphoric over the reopening of ProRodeo in the Arizona desert, the sport was dealt a difficult uppercut when seven Wyoming events announced their cancellations for the 2020 season Wednesday. That means no Cheyenne Frontier Days, “The Daddy of ’em All,” nor events […]
OPINION: A Mother’s Day to remember
Two decades ago, I was preparing to spend my final Mother’s Day with my mom, who just weeks before had been told her cancer was terminal. It was the most emotional time of my life at the time, though I’ve shed many happy tears since. I was, and still am, a Momma’s Boy, and I’m […]
No down time for a dad
During pandemic isolation, Proctor finding a silver lining to moments at home PRYOR, Okla. – Anybody who knows him will describe Coleman Proctor in an abundance of ways, but most will discuss his openness and ability to communicate with anyone and everyone. “I’m a pretty social person, so the hardest thing for me is being […]
OPINION: Entrepreneurship born out of misery
EDITOR’S NOTE: This opinion piece was written for a young friend and partner, Sami McGuire, who has established her own marketing business, High Call Media. She was an intern of mine a few years ago, and she was requesting stories about entrepreneurs, so I obliged. You can follow her work by clicking HERE. I was […]
Rooftop Rodeo postponed until 2021
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, officials focus their efforts toward next year ESTES PARK, Colo. – Due to uncertainties brought on by the COVID-19 Coronavirus pandemic, the organizers of Rooftop Rodeo have decided to postpone this year’s event. “This was a difficult decision but one made in the interest of our community,” said Rob Hinkle, […]
Guymon rodeo postponed
Coronavirus pandemic forces Pioneer Days to move to August EDITOR’S NOTE: The times and actual dates may change. GUYMON, Okla. – The champions won’t be playing in May. For years, the Guymon Pioneer Days Rodeo has utilized the tag line, “Where Champions Come to Play the First Weekend in May.” With the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic […]
Clements eager to compete
Even during COVID-19 quarantine, Utah cowboy finds a silver lining SPANISH FORK, Utah – The last time Mason Clements strapped himself onto a bucking horse, he won the San Antonio Stock Show and Rodeo’s bareback-riding title and $23,500. That was more than a month ago, and he’s been itching to get back to the work […]
Stewart provides NFR experience
GUYMON, Okla. – At rodeos all across this land, Andy Stewart’s voice has resonated across the grandstands and into the back pens to tell the tales of the sport. Along with local personality Ken Stonecipher, Stewart has been a mainstay at the Guymon Pioneer Days Rodeo, which will have four performances this year set for […]
College rodeo season put on hold
ALVA, Okla. – As the threat of the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic continues to strengthen, the National Intercollegiate Rodeo Association last week decided to cancel the remaining events on the 2019-20 regional season. For Northwestern Oklahoma State University and the other colleges in the Central Plains Region season, that means the March 13-15 event in Fort […]
Let’s practice common sense
Common sense seems to be missing in today’s society. Yes, I understand there is a pandemic, and I understand that certain restrictions must be met, but panic seems to be the norm in today’s society, and that means common sense has been thrown out with the wash. Late Tuesday afternoon, Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly closed […]
Rodeo group keeping tabs
Pioneer Days is in limbo; committee continues to monitor coronavirus GUYMON, Okla. – The new normal isn’t quite normal to most, but the safeguards that have been put in place were developed to help control the spread of the coronavirus. Still, that leaves several community events in limbo, including the Guymon Pioneer Days Rodeo, set […]
Zimmers finds Fort Scott success
ALVA, Okla. – Hannah Zimmers was excited to have qualified for championship round at a Central Plains Region rodeo for just the second time in her three-year college rodeo career. But because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the short round at the Fort Scott (Kansas) Community College rodeo was canceled this past weekend. Still, Zimmers’ breakaway-roping […]